Mazes of the Serpent : : An Anatomy of Horror Narrative / / Roger B. Salomon.
In a compact, readable, and accessible book, Roger B. Salomon explores the nature of horror in literature and in life. Rather than minimizing horror by narrowly associating it with psychological drives, persecution, or extremism, he approaches horror through the medium of narrative as a significant...
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| Superior document: | Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Cornell University Press Backlist 2000-2013 |
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| Place / Publishing House: | Ithaca, NY : : Cornell University Press, , [2018] ©2002 |
| Year of Publication: | 2018 |
| Language: | English |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (200 p.) |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction: Horror Explained (Away)
- 1. Alternate Worlds
- 2. Ghosts and Other Monsters
- 3. Conventions of Absence: The Style of Literary Horror
- 4. Beyond Realism: Horror Narrative as Parody
- 5. Horror and the Absence of Redemption
- Works Cited
- Index